Gowanda Small Town Times

The Gowanda Varsity baseball team hosted North Collins on May 16, 2025. It was a disastrous night for North Collins pitchers starting with their intended starting pitcher being replaced before the game got underway. Gowanda piled up runs in a game that saw more North Collins pitchers than innings.
The first inning saw Gowanda get 5 walks on the way to an initial 7-0 lead. A 6-hit 2nd inning moved the Gowanda advantage to 12-1. With 7 hits and 4 walks in the 3rd inning, the score ballooned to 19-1. Gowanda picked up an additional run in the 4th. At that point, the North Collins dugout emptied and formed a line for post the game greeting between the teams. Gowanda did not respond and, after being informed by the umpire that the game couldn’t be terminated before the 5th inning, a final three North Collins batters were retired in order to close things out.

Midway through the 3rd inning, Gowanda’s Seth Geiger (#3) slides into home base. He had two singles on the day and scored twice.

Also in the 3rd inning, Gowanda’s Blake Herman (#27) smashes a triple to clear the loaded bases for 3 RBIs. He was 3 for 4 on the day and scored three runs.

Gowanda pitcher, Seth Geiger, delivers the ball in the 4th inning against North Collins. He had six stikeouts in the game while giving up four hits. With the Gowanda lead standing at 20-1 after the 4th inning, Geiger was relieved by Logan Ruff to closeout the game.